The admissions representative from Georgia College and State University will be here during Warrior Period on October 16 in the main conference room. Please sign up in the Counseling Office if interested. 

The Mercer University School of Engineering is pleased to once again invite seniors from your school to apply for our annual Scholarship Challenge at our Macon, Georgia campus on Saturday, November 11, 2017.  We plan to award valuable scholarships this fall to high school seniors who are interested in Mercer’s engineering, industrial management and technical communications program.  More information about Mercer Engineering is available at engineering.mercer.edu. 

The Scholarship Challenge is a day where we meet with these students to show them our campus, our labs and technology, and give them an opportunity to meet with our faculty and students.  We use a design problem or a test of math skills to help us make scholarship recommendations.  Your students do not need to have applied to Mercer – this event is open to any high school senior!  We value your insights as you think about your students with strong academic potential coupled with a flair for creative problem solving and teamwork.

1.  The address to the student application ishttp://engineering.mercer.edu/scholarship .

2. Students fill in a short web form with their contact information and some background on their academic interests.  We ask applicants to share with us a teacher or counselor name and email address so please give them a contact person and email that they can use.  This way we can keep in touch with you.

We will take it from there and contact students with details about our event and scholarship opportunities.  We would appreciate having students’ applications by October 30^th.  We expect to offer our scholarships before Christmas so that seniors can make their college plans early.  

Feel free to contact our event coordinator, Dr. Scott Schultz at (478) 301-2840 or via email to Schultz_sr@mercer.edu with questions you might have.  

The University of North Georgia Military Scholarship campaign is now accepting applications. The program enables the most gifted Georgia high school seniors to pursue bachelor's degrees from the UNG, and commissions as second lieutenants in the Georgia Army National Guard after graduation. 

This is a highly prestigious scholarship that is worth approximately $70,000 over four years. There are three scholarships available per Georgia Congressional District. Candidates must be nominated by members of the Georgia General Assembly and have a minimum GPA of a 3.0. The application can be found at https://ungms.ung.edu/apply.  It is highly encouraged that the application is completed by December 31. For more information about the program, visit www.ung.edu/cadet/scholarships.

The Mitchell and Crunk Law Firm is offering a $500 scholarship to senior students. Academic achievements as well as any leadership experiences will be taken into account. The deadline to apply is May 31, 2018 and students must apply online at https://www.mitchellcrunk.com/commerce-ga-adoption-attorney/#scholarship-application . 

The Oconee County Chamber of Commerce Education Committee is hosting a scholarship fair for all junior and senior students. The event will take place on Tuesday, November 7 from 6:00 - 7:30 at the Oconee Civic Center. This will be a chance to learn about various local scholarships that are given to students each year. 

This is a reminder that the ASVAB will be given at OCHS on October 3 at 8:30 in the main conference room. It is not too late to sign up. Please have your students see Mr. Guthas if you would like to take the ASVAB. 

An admissions rep from Augusta University will at OCHS here during all lunches on October 4.

Parents of Juniors, the deadline to register your student for the PSAT on October 11th is 5:00 on September 29th. Registration can be completed at the link below. Please contact Kim Harmelink at kharmelink@oconeeschools.org if you have any questions. 

https://user.totalregistration.net/PSAT/113190

Brewton Parker College presents its seventeenth annual Young Writer's Conference on Friday, October 27, 2017, on the Brewton-Parker College campus.  This workshop has been very well attended in past years and gives high school students who have a passion for writing an opportunity to participate in guided workshops and discussions with professionals in a variety of writing disciplines.  Students are also able to compete for scholarships to attend Brewton-Parker College.  

Schedule

8:00 am Registration - Gilder Recital Hall

9:00 am Welcome

9:10 am Plenary Address

9:30 am Brewton-Parker Admissions and Financial Aid conduct a question-and-answer session for parents and teachers.

9:30 am Students participate in one of eight workshops, producing work to be submitted for evaluation

​12:30 pm Lunch at the Lakeside Grill, Brewton-Parker Student Center

1:30 pm Presentation of Awards Ceremony at the Lakeside Grill

2:30 pm Conference Ends

The fee of $20, which includes lunch and a t-shirt can be paid in-person the day of the event.

Further Information is available at our web-site:

http://bpc.edu/events/young-writers-conference

Due to being out of school from the storm, the admissions representative from Emory has rescheduled to September 25th during Warrior Period to meet with students. The location will still be the main conference room. Please have your student sign up in the Counseling Office if they haven't already done so.